Menpora Talks Target At SEA Games 2023 And Bonuses For Athletes

Menpora Dito Ariotedjo (center). (Photo: Ulfa Gusti Utami/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora), Dito Ariotedjo has announced the number of Indonesian contingents for the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia. He said the government was implementing a target so that Indonesia could remain in the top three in the final standings.

However, although the target for the final position is still the same, the Minister of 32 years hopes that the number of medals can increase.

"For the medal target, we want to stay in number three, but with a medal target of 60 medals, God willing, we miss yes but missed it up," said Dito Ariotedjo on the sidelines of the announcement of the 2023 SEA Games contingent at the Ministry of Youth and Sports media center, Jakarta on Monday, April 17.

After conveying the target, Dito also said that every achievement achieved by the athletes in Cambodia would be appreciated. This is in the form of bonuses that will later be given according to the provisions.

"There is a bonus, but later it will follow the regulations issued by the Minister of Finance. The amount has not changed until today with the last one," he continued.

If you look at the data from the previous edition of the SEA Games in Vietnam, the government has disbursed around Rp130.5 billion for athletes' bonuses.

The details are Rp. 350-500 million for gold medals, Rp. 210-300 million for silver and Rp. 105-150 million for bronze.

For the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia on June 5-17, the Menpora has released that there will be 599 athletes departing. That number includes 31 sports (sports), with team sports priorities.